For days they walked across hot sand
With a pair of matching iron bands
A parting gift from the Pinkerton
Their past had set the scene
Where they were headed nobody knows
Where they wound up is why the story’s told
A tale of broken hearts
A death for one named Gene
Gene and Bobby Joe were tied
To one another like a steer and hide
The bane of those who traveled west
To escape a life of fear and stress
Why they robbed and killed them folk
It must have been for show
They had everything they’d ever want
When it was just Gene and Bobby Joe
The day Gene died the world stopped
For our hero Bobby Joe
They kept on livin’, though deep inside
Their ache forever grows
Now Gene was known to run their mouth
It’s how they got so known
Until the law caught up with them
in a barn near San Antone
A deal was made with Bobbie Joe
To end their heinous sport
Or watch poor Gene be one with dirt
and food for bugs below
The day Gene died the world stopped
For our hero Bobby Joe
They kept on livin’, though deep inside
Their ache forever grows
Bobby Joe did what must be done
For the sake of love and Gene
Years went by without a word
It was a quiet life they’d lead
But when trouble brewed one fateful day
And a familiar face was seen
Their guns went up and they both knew
What Bobby Joe must do for Gene
The day Gene died the world stopped
For our hero Bobby Joe
They kept on livin’, though deep inside
Their ache forever grows